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DENVER, July 22 /PRNewswire/ —

- TICKETS ON sale NOW FOR YAMAGUCHI’S ANNUAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY ICE SHOW
OCTOBER 12

The Jonas Brothers, platinum selling Hollywood Records artists and Disney
Channel stars, will join Olympic gold medalist and “Dancing with the Stars”
champion Kristi Yamaguchi for one rockin’ evening of entertainment in the US
Airways Center in Phoenix.

Tickets for this one-time only event are on sale now. The show is
scheduled for Oct. 12.

The Jonas Brothers — featuring brothers Kevin, Joe and Nick — will be
the music headliners for Yamaguchi’s annual Friends and Family ice show,
which features Olympic and world-class skaters and their children. The show
will be nationally televised on NBC-TV at a date to be announced.

The Jonas Brothers have grown into a pop culture phenomenon, with hits
like “S.O.S.” and “When You Look Me in the Eyes.”"Burnin’ Up,” the first
single from their third album, “A Little Bit Longer,” debuted at # 1 on
iTunes for both song and video, and was the # 1 video of the week on YouTube.
“A Little Bit Longer” is scheduled to be released August 12. Joining the
Jonas Brothers is Demi Lovato, the band’s “Camp Rock” co-star who will be
releasing her solo debut this fall. In addition, Jordan Pruitt will be
performing. Jordan’s second CD, “Permission to Fly” is being released
exclusively at Limited Too and Justice stores today, July 22, and will be out
in wide release later this Summer.

The Friends and Family show will be sponsored locally by CNW
Entertainment, a children’s entertainment and educational company showcasing
its CrocPond (TM) brand.

“When great family brands come together that are 10 out of 10 in our
book, such as Kristi Yamaguchi and her Always Dream Foundation, The Jonas
Brothers, Musselman’s Apple Sauce, CrocPond, and NBC, it is amazing the
cumulative and exponential power they can all bring to a special event like
this one,” said Nicholas Zaldastani, CEO of CNW Entertainment, which includes
CrocPond. “It will be great for everybody to see. How often do you see brands
with integrity, concern for other people and wholesome family entertainment
come together for an event like this?”
The Friends and Family show concept has been something dear to
Yamaguchi’s heart. She and husband Bret Hedican are parents of two daughters.
Keara was born in 2003, and Emma arrived in 2005. Their children have big
skates to fill as Yamaguchi has won a gold medal and Hedican was part of the
Carolina Hurricanes team that won the coveted Stanley Cup title in 2006.
Yamaguchi has always been involved with children’s organizations, and
established her Always Dream Foundation for children in 1996.

Among the skaters expected to join Yamaguchi in the show this year are
Olympic gold medalists Jamie sale and David Pelletier, who will be making
their first appearance in the show having become proud parents of son, Jesse,
on Sept. 30, 2007. Two-time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan, who gave birth
to her third child, daughter Nicole, in May, also will take to the ice.

Other members of this star-studded cast are two-time Olympic gold
medalist Ekaterina Gordeeva, Olympic gold medalist Viktor Petrenko, four-time
world champion Kurt Browning, three-time U.S. champion and two-time world
bronze medalist Michael Weiss, Olympic bronze medalist Jozef Sabovcik,
three-time U.S. pairs champions Jenni Meno and Todd Sand and Isabelle
Brasseur and Rocky Marval. Brasseur won a world title and an Olympic silver
medal with Canadian partner Lloyd Eisler and is married to Marval, a former
U.S. Pairs Champion. Children of the skaters are also expected to participate
in the show.

Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based
sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL),
the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL), the two arenas
in which their teams play, the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, four
Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks and Comcast
SportsNet Philadelphia. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal
owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly
management field with more than 50 facilities throughout the United States
and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New
Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly
facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company;
and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency.
Comcast-Spectacor also owns the Bowie Baysox, the Delmarva Shorebirds, the
Frederick Keys baseball teams, all affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles.

Web site: http://www.comcast-spectacor.com
http://www.crocpond.com

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